(Science
Daily) People suffering from type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD)
are at an increased risk of cognitive decline, according to a new study from
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Lead
author Christina E. Hugenschmidt, Ph.D., … said the results from the Diabetes
Heart Study-Mind (DHS-Mind) suggest that CVD is playing a role in cognition
problems before it is clinically apparent in patients…

"There
has been a lot of research looking at the links between type 2 diabetes and
increased risk for dementia, but this is the first study to look specifically
at subclinical CVD and the role it plays," Hugenschmidt said. "Our
research shows that CVD risk caused by diabetes even before it's at a
clinically treatable level might be bad for your brain.

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